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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001834494-24-000043"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001834494"
company_name: "MeridianLink, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-03-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T15:38:55.108444+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MeridianLink names Laurence Katz as CFO, replacing Sean Blitchok effective April 1, 2024

## Summary
- Sean Blitchok resigns as CFO effective April 1, 2024; will serve as advisor through Sept 30, 2024 at $20K/month consulting fee.
- Laurence Katz appointed CFO and Class I director, with base salary of $550K, target cash incentive of $460K, and $20M RSU grant.
- Director Cody Cowan resigned March 15, 2024; George Jaber appointed to Board and cybersecurity committee effective same day.
- Katz brings experience from StubHub, Genesys, JPMorgan Chase, and Disney; holds BA from Yale and MBA from Harvard.
- No severance for Blitchok under Transition Agreement; Katz receives severance terms including 12 months base salary if terminated without cause.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001834494-24-000043
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001834494
- company_name: MeridianLink, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-03-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834494/000183449424000043/0001834494-24-000043-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834494/000183449424000043/mlnk-20240314.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Sean Blitchok departed as Chief Financial Officer at MeridianLink, Inc..
  - Action: resign
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On March 18, 2024, the Company announced that Sean Blitchok will resign upon mutual agreement with the Board as the Company’s Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, including as principal accounting officer and principal financial officer, effective as of April 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834494/000183449424000043/0001834494-24-000043-index.htm
- Executive change
  Cody Cowan resigned as Director at MeridianLink, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On March 14, 2024, Cody Cowan notified MeridianLink, Inc. (the “Company”) of his resignation from its Board of Directors (the “Board”) and its committees, effective March 15, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834494/000183449424000043/0001834494-24-000043-index.htm
- Executive change
  Laurence E. Katz was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at MeridianLink, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On March 18, 2024, the Company announced that the Board has appointed Laurence E. Katz, age 54, as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and class I director of the Board, effective upon the commencement of his employment, which is expected to be April 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834494/000183449424000043/0001834494-24-000043-index.htm
- Executive change
  Laurence E. Katz was appointed as Class I Director at MeridianLink, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Class I Director
  source text: On March 18, 2024, the Company announced that the Board has appointed Laurence E. Katz, age 54, as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and class I director of the Board, effective upon the commencement of his employment, which is expected to be April 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1834494/000183449424000043/0001834494-24-000043-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.